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Armored Warfare Available For Free On Xbox One

Launch trailer and timed-exclusive content available in celebration of the tank shooter’s launch Armored Warfare is available as a free download for all Xbox One Gold Members as…

Mammoth Military Exercises of the Soviet Union with Video

Through time armies have recognized that, in times of peace, they need to practice going to war.  Even the best thought out plans need to…

Great Photos! The Versatile British Crusader Tank of WWII

The Crusader tank, also known as Mk VI or A15 Crusader was among one of the primary tanks used by the British army during World…

A Life of Service: Decorated Vietnam Huey Pilot Retires as Warrant Officer 5 after 4 Decades

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…

Mighty Little Destroyer of Tanks – The German “Hetzer” Jagdpanzer 38(t) in 25 Great Photos

The Hetzer, originally known as Jagdpanzer 38(t), was one of the most prolific tank destroyers fielded by the Germans during the Second World War. Following a…

USS Indianapolis -True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man

Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most…

Hung Out to Dry – The JFK Dilemma on the Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion

How changes at the last hour led to great repercussions The initial plan for the 2506 Brigade, composed of exiled Cuban freedom fighters, to invade…

RAF Pilot Leads Rebellion for Independence in Zimbabwe

Cecil Rhodes established Fort Salisbury and the state of Rhodesia in September of 1890, and ninety years later, it was rebranded as the state of…

An Amazing Barn Find: WW2 Jeep – Yours for $18,000

1943 Willys Jeep GPW – a rare Jeep find stuck in a corner of a barn for over 50 years and this old Jeep has come…

What Sank the USS San Diego? U.S. Navy Divers Investigate

For a warship that was only active for 11 years, the armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6) has continued to live on, 100 years…

Last of its Kind – Only Remaining German A7V Tank on Display in Queensland (15 Photos)

The last remaining German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank from World War I is going on permanent display at the Queensland Museum in November. The timing coincides…

World War III Averted? – Remembering the “Kursk” Submarine Disaster

August 12, 2000, is a date forever included in the newest history of Russia. It was on this day that one of the most sophisticated…